Asian countries tap satellite data to fight COVID-19
SciDev.net
; 2020.
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in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2010827
ABSTRACT
Speed read Asia Pacific countries leverage satellite data and artificial intelligence Fighting COVID-19 and meeting SDGs are high on applications Digital divide remains a handicap between and within countries [MANILA] Asia Pacific countries are leveraging geospatial information, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to enhance their response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and to help meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new report. The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency analysed reduced night-light images to monitor the impact of lockdown measures. “Data is now a strategic asset” Tiziana Bonapace, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Last March, the Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) solicited proposals for projects that use geospatial information in response to COVID-19.
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Databases of international organizations
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ProQuest Central
Language:
English
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SciDev.net
Year:
2020
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Article
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